Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A system comprising: a game system for providing a video game; a head-mounted display, wherein a video camera is included in said head-mounted display, said video camera operable to capture three-dimensional physical surroundings in the proximity of said head-mounted display, and said head-mounted display operable to be coupled to said game system; and a game controller, wherein said game controller provides a first three-dimensional control signal to move a virtual object and a second three-dimensional control signal to change the movement of said virtual object from the movement provided from said first three-dimensional control signal, said virtual object is displayed by said head-mounted display, said camera detects a physical surface in said three-dimensional physical surroundings, and said first three-dimensional control signal moves said virtual object three-dimensionally over at least three axis of movement about said three-dimensional physical surroundings in a first manner and said second three-dimensional control signal moves said virtual object three-dimensionally over at least three axis of movement about said three-dimensional physical surroundings in a second manner.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said head-mounted display comprises a non-transparent display.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said video game has a selectable playing area.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said game controller includes buttons.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said video game is a board game.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said video game is a sports game.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said head mounted display is powered wirelessly.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said controller is powered wirelessly.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second camera.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second camera and a third camera.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second camera and a third camera and the views of said second and third camera overlap.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a telephonic communications component.
13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a selected virtual environment.
14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a switch.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first microphone and a second microphone.
17. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first microphone, a second microphone, a second camera, and a third camera.
18. The system of claim 1 , further wherein said head-mounted display comprises a transparent display.
19. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone and a second camera.
20. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone and a second camera, wherein said head-mounted display comprises a transparent display.
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June 19, 2018
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